Performing Arts Series

Kronos Quartet, Oct. 11. The celebrated string quartet will visit Brookfield with a new member. Cellist Jeffrey Ziegler is stepping down in May; Sunny Jungin Yang will pick up the bow in June. Violinist John Sherba, a Kronos member since 1978, grew up in Whitefish Bay. While Kronos has not announced the program yet for this concert, bet on it including some new music: The quartet has commissioned more than 750 new works and arrangements over the years.

Kurt Elling, Feb. 14. The impressive vocalist will celebrate Valentine's Day with jazz lovers in Brookfield. Elling may be singing some of the songs from his recent recording "1619 Broadway: The Brill Building Project."

Eileen Ivers with Immigrant Soul, March 14-15. Celtic fiddler Ivers and her band will play a concert mixing traditional Irish music with jazz, bluegrass and blues.

Newport Jazz Festival: Now 60!, March 29, 2014. Israeli clarinetist-saxophonist Anat Cohen will lead a genuine all-star band that pays homage to the Newport Jazz Festival. Vocalist Karrin Allyson, trumpeter Randy Brecker and guitarist Mark Whitfield are among the musicians scheduled to join her.

Pilobolus Dance Theatre, April 11-12, 2014. Many people who've never seen a dance performance have seen the dancer-athletes of Pilobolus on "Sesame Street" or in an OK Go video.

Special performance

Chris Mann, 8 p.m. Dec. 14. Classically based pop singer Mann, a finalist on the TV singing competition "The Voice," sings a concert of holiday music. Tickets, at $35 to $65, are available only to subscribers until Aug. 5.

Matinee Series

Full-series subscriptions range from $81 to $105 for these matinee shows, which begin at 1 p.m.

"An Afternoon to Remember" with Gregory Harrison and Linda Purl, Oct. 16. Two TV veterans ("Trapper John, M.D." and "Happy Days"/"Matlock") team up for an afternoon of songs such as "The Best Is Yet to Come" and "My Funny Valentine."

Tony DeSare, Nov. 20. A blend of music from the American songbook with contemporary tunes by Prince and Bob Dylan.

Guitar Competition & Festival

Guitarists from 15 through 30 years old will compete in four musical categories for a total of $22,000 in prizes during the Wilson Center's first guitar competition. As part of a related festival, top-notch local and visiting guitarists will give concerts. Public tickets for these concerts, which all begin at 7:30 p.m., go on sale April 15.

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